FCA simplifies UK listing rules to boost lagging stock market

Britain’s financial regulator said it was simplifying listing rules to make the country’s ​stock market a more attractive place for companies ‌to raise capital, seeking to reverse a prolonged slowdown in flotations.

The Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday the changes would ​reduce the execution risk for issuers and lower ​compliance costs, and included removing a seven-day waiting ⁠period for connected research during an IPO....